Sports: Public Participation

Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his estimate is of the number of adults who participated in moderate intensity sport at least three times a week in each of the last five years.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Taking Part Survey provides annual estimates of the number of adults in England who participate in moderate intensity sport (including recreational cycling and walking) at least three times a week. The survey began in 2005 and comparable data is therefore not available before this point.
	
		
			   Percentage  Estimated number 
			 2005-06 20.9 (+/- 0.6) 7,952,000 
			 2006-07 21.5 (+/-0.7) 8,429,000 
			 2007-08(1) 21.6 (+/-0.9) 8,493,000 
			 (1) This figure is based on interim six-month data, as final estimates from the 2007-08 survey have not yet been published.

Insects

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of trends in the populations of pollinating insects in the last five years;
	(2)  what assessment he has made of trends in the populations of  (a) bees,  (b) moths,  (c) butterflies,  (d) beetles,  (e) upwing flies and  (f) other invertebrates in the last five years.

Huw Irranca-Davies: Trend data does not exist for all invertebrates, but has been collated for some groups, especially the more iconic ones, such as butterflies and bees. Only the longer term data sets can give a meaningful picture of the changes in trends rather than shorter term fluctuations.
	Trends for UK Biodiversity Action Plan invertebrates are also assessed individually every three years through a national reporting round. The data from 2008 reporting will be available early in 2009.

Apprentices: Greater London

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of apprenticeships taken up in  (a) Wandsworth and  (b) London in each month since January 2006, broken down by apprenticeship type.

Si�n Simon: Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in the region of London from January 2006 to July 2007, by the month in which the apprenticeship started. Figures are presented up to the end of the 2006-07 academic year, the latest year for which fully audited data is available.
	Numbers for Wandsworth local authority are too small to split by the month in which the course has started.
	Table 2 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in Wandsworth local authority, London and a total for all regions for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic year.
	
		
			  Table 1: Apprenticeship starts in London by month of start for January 2006 to July 2007 
			  Month apprenticeship started  Advanced apprenticeship  Apprenticeship  Total 
			  2006
			 January 240 660 900 
			 February 220 540 760 
			 March 200 610 810 
			 April 140 390 520 
			 May 150 390 550 
			 June 140 370 500 
			 July 250 530 780 
			 August 330 810 1,140 
			 September 860 1,750 2,610 
			 October 270 780 1,060 
			 November 290 610 910 
			 December 140 380 510 
			 
			  2007
			 January 250 610 860 
			 February 70 110 180 
			 March 220 490 710 
			 April 150 470 620 
			 May 160 350 510 
			 June 180 410 580 
			 July 330 560 890 
			  Notes: 1. Figures for advanced apprenticeships include a small number of higher level apprenticeships. 2. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding. 3. Local authority and region is based on learner's home postcode.  Source: WBL ILR 2005-06 and 2006-07 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Apprenticeship starts in Wandsworth local authority, London and all regions 
			   2005-06  2006-07 
			   Advanced apprenticeship  Apprenticeship  Total  Advanced Apprenticeship  Apprenticeship  Total 
			 Wandsworth London 60 3,250 190 7,770- 250 11,010 70 3,380 140 7,710 220 11,090 
			 All regions 52,130 122,850 174,980 57,020 127,410 184,430 
			  Notes: 1. Figures for advanced apprenticeships include a small number of higher level apprenticeships. 2. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding. 3. Local authority and region is based on learner's home postcode.  Source: WBL ILR 2005-06 and 2006-07

Keep Our Future Afloat

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations his Department has received from the Keep Our Future Afloat campaign; and whether it has responded.

Quentin Davies: During the course of this year the Ministry of Defence has received several representations from the 'Keep Our Future Afloat Campaign'. All letters received a written reply. Additionally, my predecessor as Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, my noble Friend Baroness Taylor of Bolton, met representatives of the group in July.

Fire Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost of leasing and maintaining each regional fire control centre  (a) has been since it becoming operational and  (b) was in the latest month for which figures are available.

Sadiq Khan: The running costs for the eight regional control centres (RCCs) which have completed their commissioning process'practical completion'are shown for October, broken down by region, in the following table:
	
		
			  Region  Running costs () 
			 NE 143,994 
			 EM 145,889 
			 SW 140,839 
			 WM 113,463 
			 SE 46,142 
			 NW 36,920 
			 Y and H 48,558 
			 EoE 84,617 
		
	
	These eight buildings are in the process of being fitted out, including installing the IT hardware, AV screens and furniture. Note, the range reflects the relative stages of completion. Therefore, no regional control centre is yet operational.
	In the interim the buildings are used for a range of purposes including Fire and Rescue Service meeting and workshops to progress FiReControl work are held in these centres. In many cases the regional project team works out of the RCC.

Fire Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the replacement system for the fire service emergency cover risk management system to be  (a) installed and  (b) fully operational.

Sadiq Khan: Under Fire Control, the risk management toolkit will replace the fire service emergency cover toolkit and will be rolled out prior to the point at which an FRS cut-over.

Fires: Death

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information she holds on the number of deaths caused by fire in  (a) houses of multiple occupation,  (b) private rented sector,  (c) council/social rented sector and  (d) private houses in each year for which figures are available.

Sadiq Khan: The Department holds data for the UK on the number of deaths caused by fire, including by type of accommodation, and whether a multiple occupancy dwelling. Data are not collected by type of tenure. Comparable data are available since 1994. Data for England are shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Fire deaths in England, 1994 to 2007 
			Multiple occupancy dwellings 
			   All dwellings  All  Houses  Flats, maisonettes, etc.  Unspecified 
			 1994 376 119 7 81 31 
			 1995 428 143 13 80 50 
			 1996 428 145 8 86 51 
			 1997 432 144 18 86 40 
			 1998 383 140 14 94 32 
			 1999 334 116 9 89 18 
			 2000 351 112 11 73 28 
			 2001 358 120 9 82 29 
			 2002 310 110 6 83 21 
			 2003 344 118 9 84 25 
			 2004 268 91 7 68 16 
			 2005 289 103 8 74 21 
			 2006 287 82 9 52 21 
			 2007 (provisional) 240 74 5 59 10

Green Belt

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many acres of greenbelt land there were in each region in England in each year since 1997.

Iain Wright: holding answer 8 December 2008
	 The area of green belt land in each region in England in each year since 1997 for which data has been collected is set out in the following table. The figures are in hectares.
	Figures after 2005 exclude 47,300 hectares of land that were re-designated as New Forest National Park. National Park status confers a higher status of protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty than green belt. The conservation of the natural beauty of the landscape and countryside should be given weight in planning decisions in these areas. Therefore figures for 2006 and 2007 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
	
		
			  Area of designated green belt land by region 
			  Hectares 
			  Region  1997  2003  2004  2006  2007 
			 North East 53,040 66,330 71,910 71,910 73,000 
			 North West 249,490 260,610 260,590 260,310 260,300 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 276,720 262,640 262,640 264,930 264,450 
			 East Midlands 62,730 79,520 79,480 78,900 79,000 
			 West Midlands 273,900 269,140 269,460 269,260 268,770 
			 East Anglia 26,690 26,690 26,750 26,300 26,270 
			 London/wider South East 549,330 600,470 601,410 (1)553,890 (1)554,240 
			 South West 157,740 106,180 105,950 106,330 109,640 
			 England(1) 1,649,640 1,671,580 1,678,190 (1)1,631,830 (1)1,635,670 
			 (1) This figure excludes green belt in New Forest DC and Test Valley BC (47,300 hectares) which have subsequently been designated as New Forest National Park in 2005.  Note: 1 hectare = 2.471 acres.  Source: Communities and Local Government Statistical Releases: Green Belt Statistics, England

Children: Disabled

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps he has taken to improve the standard of assistance provided by the NHS to parents of disabled children.

Ann Keen: The service transformation programme 'Aiming High for disabled children' (AHDC) sets out clear expectations for improving choice, access and continuity of care, and seeks to place disabled children's services at the centre of local children's service provision. Supported by substantial new funding and measures designed to make the system work better, the AHDC programme aims to deliver access and empowerment for disabled children and families; responsive services and timely support, and improved service quality and capacity. The AHDC programme will provide assistance to parents through a variety of new initiativesfrom a full service 'core offer', to parents forums and new performance management arrangements that will hold local authorities and primary care trusts to account for the services they provide to families. By 2011, parents of disabled children and young people should be able to report a more favourable experience of these services.

Diabetes

Adrian Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients on the diabetes register there were in each primary care trust area in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Ann Keen: The national Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) records the number of people recorded on practice diabetes registers, and counts are available for the years 2005-06 to 2007-08. The figures are available by primary care trust (PCT). The diabetes register only includes patients aged 17 years and over, as the care of children with diabetes is generally under the control of specialists.
	2007-08 data is contained in 'PCT level QOF tables', which has been placed in the Library. It is also available at the following link:
	http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/supporting-information/audits-and-performance/the-quality-and-outcomes-framework/qof-2007/08/data-tables
	The table in question can be found in the section 'PCT level QOF tables' at this link: 'PCT level QOF tables 2007/08prevalence.xls'.
	2006-07 data is contained in 'PCT QOF tables', which has been placed in the Library. It is also available at the following link:
	http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/supporting-information/audits-and-performance/the-quality-and-outcomes-framework/qof-2006/07/qof-2006-07-data-tables
	The table in question can be found in the section 'PCT QOF tables' at this link: 'PCT QOF tables 2006-07prevalance.xls'.
	2005-06 data is contained in 'Disease prevalence at PCT level', which has been placed in the Library. It is also available at the following link:
	http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/supporting-information/audits-and-performance/the-quality-and-outcomes-framework/qof-2005/06/qof-2005-06-detailed-spreadsheets
	The table in question can be found in the section 'QOF Achievement Data at General Practice Level' at this link: 'Disease prevalence at PCT level'.

General Practitioners

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average practice list size was for  (a) GPs and  (b) dentists in each region in each of the last two years.

Ben Bradshaw: The average general practice list size, by strategic health authority (SHA), as at 30 September 2007 is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Average general practice list size by SHA as at 30 September 2007 
			   Total number of general practitioners practices  Average practice list size 
			 North East 394 6,681 
			 North West 1,272 5,679 
			 Yorkshire and Humber 807 6,603 
			 East Midlands 627 7,134 
			 West Midlands 965 5,890 
			 East of England 769 7,417 
			 London 1,546 5,441 
			 South East Coast 644 6,918 
			 South Central 503 8,363 
			 South West 734 7,252 
			  Source: The Information Centre for health and social care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics 
		
	
	The Department does not collect this data for the Northern Ireland regions.
	List size data for dental practices are not held centrally.

Health Professions: Vetting

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether care providers are informed when Criminal Records Bureau checks on their prospective employees are discovered not to have been correctly carried out; what estimate he has made of the number of such checks; and if he will provide compensation to care providers for such cases.

Meg Hillier: I have been asked to reply.
	All the quality control procedures at the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) are geared to achieving the highest levels of accuracy. In addition, the CRB carries out a post disclosure accuracy check that analyses all aspects of the disclosure application and its issue. This check was introduced in 2007 and is based on a statistical sample of disclosure applications and from that sample it can be ascertained that the accuracy rate for 2006-07 is 99.94 per cent. and for 2007-08 is 99.98 per cent. No comparative data is available before these dates and the CRB does not collate information by specific employment sectors, such as the care sector or providers.
	If, as a result of this additional check, the CRB needs to correct a disclosure, it does so free of charge to the employer and the applicant.
	As with any public sector organisation, the CRB operates a Redress Scheme where there has been evidence of maladministration on its part.

Health: Disadvantaged

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of progress towards the public service agreement target to reduce health inequalities by 10 per cent. by 2010.

Dawn Primarolo: The national health inequalities Public Service Agreement target aims to reduce inequalities in health by 10 per cent. by 2010, as measured by infant mortality (by socio-economic group) and life expectancy at birth (by geographical area).
	The latest assessment, based on 2005 to 2007 data, show that:
	For infant mortality, there has been a slight narrowing in the gap between the routine and manual group and the population as a whole, compared with last year. The target to narrow this gap by at least 10 per cent. by 2010 is still a challenging one, but if the gap continues to narrow at the rate observed since 2002 to 2004, the infant mortality element of the target will be met.
	For life expectancy, the relative gap in life expectancy between Spearhead areas (the areas with the worst health and deprivation indicators) and the England average has increased for both males and females since the 1995 to 1997 baseline. The target therefore remains challenging.
	A detailed assessment of progress towards the target is contained in Tackling Health Inequalities: 2005 to 2007 Policy and Data Update for the 2010 National Target which has been placed in the Library. This document was published on the Department's website on 4 December 2008 at:
	http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_091414.

NHS: Buildings

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what his estimate is of the risk-adjusted backlog maintenance cost for the NHS in  (a) England and  (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997;
	(2)  what the maintenance backlog to reach estate code condition B was in  (a) England and  (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997.

Ben Bradshaw: The information is shown in the following tables.
	NHS Estates collects data on backlog maintenance annually from national health service trusts through its Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC). It has not been amended centrally and responsibility for its accuracy lies with the contributing NHS organisations. Risk adjusted backlog maintenance was introduced in 2004-05 and therefore not collected prior to that year.
	The 28 strategic health authorities were created in 2002-03 and re-organised in 2006-07 into 10. For backlog maintenance data relating to before 2002-03, the national totals have been provided.
	
		
			  National total  Total backlog maintenance  ( million) 
			 1997-98 2,836 
			 1998-99 3,027 
			 1999-2000 3,108 
			 2000-01 3,242 
			 2001-02 3,378 
			 2002-03 3,518 
			 2003-04 3,198 
			 2004-05 3,142 
			 2005-06 3,684 
			 2006-07 3,740 
			 2007-08 4,044 
		
	
	
		
			  National total  Risk adjusted backlog maintenance  ( million ) 
			 2004-05 1,342 
			 2005-06 1,744 
			 2006-07 1,542 
			 2007-08 1,854 
		
	
	
		
			   million 
			  Total backlog maintenance by the 28 strategic health authority  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06 
			 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 177 91 128 130 
			 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 94 82 136 138 
			 Birmingham and the Black Country 244 262 286 360 
			 Cheshire and Merseyside 153 75 53 69 
			 County Durham and Tees Valley 62 29 57 63 
			 Cumbria and Lancashire 97 64 58 58 
			 Dorset and Somerset 47 10 18 15 
			 Essex 82 76 93 77 
			 Greater Manchester 205 172 117 122 
			 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 89 80 102 131 
			 Kent and Medway 106 114 109 151 
			 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 109 118 100 95 
			 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 99 87 63 78 
			 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 72 79 85 93 
			 North Central London 172 189 135 241 
			 North East London 147 174 168 121 
			 North West London 221 344 266 456 
			 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 81 70 76 74 
			 Shropshire and Staffordshire 98 100 94 90 
			 South East London 164 145 119 154 
			 South West London 161 154 176 204 
			 South West Peninsula 41 18 31 70 
			 South Yorkshire 69 46 49 67 
			 Surrey and Sussex 108 85 75 94 
			 Thames Valley 151 106 124 149 
			 Trent 148 151 146 106 
			 West Midlands South SHA 94 90 84 92 
			 West Yorkshire 224 188 193 185 
			 National total 3,518 3,198 3,142 3,684 
		
	
	
		
			   million 
			  Total backlog maintenance by the 10 strategic health authority  2006-07  2007-08 
			 East Midlands 297 285 
			 East of England 290 363 
			 London 1,110 1,106 
			 North East 132 148 
			 North West 309 309 
			 South Central 276 307 
			 South East Coast 249 306 
			 South West 173 249 
			 West Midlands 519 553 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 383 418 
			 National total 3,740 4,044 
		
	
	
		
			   million 
			  Risk adjusted backlog maintenance by strategic health authority  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08 
			 East Midlands 92 118 65 154 
			 East of England 115 116 107 152 
			 London 346 535 451 489 
			 North East 60 73 58 69 
			 North West 86 108 111 96 
			 South Central 80 115 103 136 
			 South East Coast 121 139 140 159 
			 South West 88 116 76 129 
			 West Midlands 253 296 265 259 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 101 128 164 211 
			 National total 1,342 1,744 1,542 1,854

Vioxx

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Answer of 17 June 2008,  Official Report, column 799, on cardiovascular incidents, what steps his Department  (a) has taken since that Answer and  (b) plans to take to ensure that the manufacturer of Vioxx fulfils its responsibilities to people in the UK who have been affected; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Services, met with representatives of Merck Sharpe and Dohme UK Ltd on 10 July 2008 where he highlighted the concerns raised by hon. Members on behalf of their constituents. A representative from Merck and Co., Inc. was also present at that meeting.

Diego Garcia: Rendition

Andrew Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1787W, on rendition: Diego Garcia, whether his Department has carried out a records search for the purposes of determining whether UK territory or airspace had actually been used for the purposes of rendition.

Bill Rammell: I refer you to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Foreign Secretary (Mr. Straw) on 12 December 2005,  Official Report, column 1652W.
	Since 2005, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has conducted a number of thorough reviews of our files on rendition. Prior to 2008, given that we had firm assurances from the US that they had not and would not use our territory or airspace for rendition without our permission, these reviews focussed on the question of whether requests for rendition had been made. But, given the thoroughness of these reviews, had they revealed any instances where rendition had occurred, we would have informed Parliament.
	However, following the new information received from the US this year that, contrary to previous assurances, there had been two instances of rendition through Diego Garcia in 2002, we conducted a further review of records to compile a list of flights where we had been alerted to concerns regarding rendition and ascertain whether we had any evidence that UK territory may have been used for renditions. This included looking back at the process and findings of the previous reviews. No such information was discovered.

Thailand: Protests

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department took to assist UK citizens caught up in the blockade of Bangkok's two main airports.

Bill Rammell: During the occupation of Bangkok's two main airports by People's Alliance for Democracy protestors, our embassy officials ran a call centre to offer advice British nationals in Thailand. The call centre also offered to collect details from those worried about getting a flight home and pass those on to airlines as and when emergency flights were being scheduled. Officials were present at Phuket and Chiang Mai airports to provide assistance, and others travelled to U-Tapau military airport once flights began leaving from there. Consular officials helped British nationals obtain urgent medical prescriptions and assisted them in obtaining financial support from family and friends in the UK. Throughout the disruption, embassy officials have been in constant contact with the Thai authorities and have worked closely with the Tourist Authority of Thailand to ensure those British nationals who needed assistance, received it. Officials also toured hotels to communicate with British nationals.
	We have been in close contact with all the airlines encouraging them to uphold their responsibility to their ticket holders. I spoke to the United Arab Emirates ambassador on 28 November about problems British nationals in Bangkok were experiencing with Emirates; our ambassador in Abu Dhabi also made additional contact with the head of Emirates in Dubai. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Hoon) spoke to the British Airways chief executive on 3 December. As a result of our interventions some carriers did lay on additional flights from alternative airports in Thailand, and others arranged for their passengers tickets to be valid on other airlines with better capacity.
	With the reopening of Suvarnabhumi International Airport a British embassy helpdesk has been established, and officials have been liaising closely with airlines in order to give British nationals the best chance of getting a seat home as soon as possible.

Departmental Broadcasting

Don Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the  (a) name,  (b) cost and  (c) purpose of each television programme his Department has provided funding for in each of the last five years.

Liam Byrne: I refer to the answer given to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on 25 June 2008,  Official Report, column 400W.
	The Cabinet Office has not paid for any television programmes. However, the Office of the Third Sector is providing a grant of 2.4 million to the Media Trust between 2008-11. This funding is to support the Community Channel, a digital television channel which promotes volunteering and the work of charities. This funding also supports the Community Newswire, which enables charities to promote their work to journalists. The Media Trust is an independent charity overseen by a board of trustees which sets the channels programming priorities. Details of the Community Channel's programmes are available on their website at:
	www.communitychannel.org

GCSE

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of  (a) pupils entitled to free school meals,  (b) pupils not entitled to free school meals and  (c) all pupils gained (i) no GCSEs and (ii) fewer than five A* to G grades including English and mathematics at GCSE in each year since 1999.

Jim Knight: The requested information is given in the following tables, for years going back to 2003. Data prior to 2002 is not available, due to information on free school meal eligibility not being collected. The 2008 data is expected to be published in December.
	
		
			  Pupils achieving fewer than five or more A*-G including English and maths 
			   Number  Percentage 
			   FSM  Non-FSM  All pupils  FSM  Non-FSM  All pupils 
			 2007 18,019 45,174 63,193 23.5 8.5 10.5 
			 2006 19,683 47,445 89,727 25.2 9.2 15.1 
			 2005 21,085 47,447 68,532 26.4 9.5 11.8 
			 2004 22,760 51,223 76,722 27.8 10.1 13.0 
			 2003 23,114 50,798 76,620 28.5 10.3 13.3 
		
	
	
		
			  Pupils achieving  no GCSEs 
			   Number  Percentage 
			   FSM  Non-FSM  All pupils  FSM  Non-FSM  All pupils 
			 2007 4,047 9,651 13,698 5.3 1.8 2.3 
			 2006 4,867 11,072 17,132 6.2 2.1 2.9 
			 2005 6,032 12,293 18,325 7.6 2.4 3.2 
			 2004 7,213 15,680 23,939 8.8 3.1 4.1 
			 2003 9,667 19,713 30,213 11.9 4.0 5.2 
		
	
	Please note that the data for 2005-07 is based on pupils at the end of KS4 and years 2003 and 2004 are based on 15-year-old pupils at the start of the academic year.
	Figures relate to pupils in maintained schools only.
	Date for 2002 can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

History: Education

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 16 October 2008,  Official Report, columns 1502-3W, on schools: assessments, which mainstream schools did not enter any pupils for A-history.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information required is given as follows.
	Only schools that were published in the 2007 School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables have been given.
	
		
			  Maintained mainstream schools that did not enter any pupils into GCE A level history in 2006/07 
			   School  Number of 16 to  18-year-olds( 1) 
			 2024104 Haverstock School 255 
			 2024652 Maria Fidelis Roman Catholic Convent School FCJ 141 
			 2044686 The Skinners' Company's School for Girls 152 
			 2084509 Charles Edward Brooke School 88 
			 2035403 Archbishop Tenison's School 36 
			 2106906 The Academy at Peckham 133 
			 2114242 Mulberry School for Girls 356 
			 2124329 Battersea Technology College 62 
			 3036905 The Business Academy Bexley 90 
			 3044006 Wembley High Technology College 180 
			 3045408 John Kelly Boys' Technology College 134 
			 3046905 Capital City Academy 140 
			 3076905 West London Academy 112 
			 3084041 Salisbury School 124 
			 3084043 Highlands School 192 
			 3094034 Woodside High School, a Business and Enterprise Specialist School 68 
			 3094037 Park View Academy 64 
			 3096905 Greig City Academy 114 
			 3124654 Guru Nanak Sikh Voluntary Aided Secondary School 72 
			 3134021 Hounslow Manor School 100 
			 3145403 Coombe Boys' School 93 
			 3206905 Walthamstow Academy 2 
			 3304084 Washwood Heath Technology College 113 
			 3304207 Handsworth Wood Girls' Visual and Performing Arts Specialist College and Sixth Form Centre 51 
			 3304227 Broadway School 143 
			 3304245 Moseley School A Language College 141 
			 3305412 George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre 185 
			 3314030 Lyng Hall School 65 
			 3335400 Manor Foundation Business and Sports College 74 
			 3354017 Alumwell Business and Enterprise College 164 
			 3354100 Darlaston Community Science College 114 
			 3364115 Deansfield High School 96 
			 3364131 Parkfield High School 108 
			 3364139 Moreton Community School 110 
			 3404609 All Saints Catholic High School 152 
			 3414419 Shorefields School 53 
			 3414420 Fazakerley High School 71 
			 3414423 Croxteth Community Comprehensive School 91 
			 3414425 Broadgreen High School a Technology College 164 
			 3414788 St. Benedict's College 114 
			 3414796 Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College 168 
			 3416906 North Liverpool Academy 156 
			 3524257 Whalley Range 11-18 High School and Business and Enterprise College 297 
			 3714607 Rossington All Saints Church of England (VA) SchoolA Sports College 145 
			 3804034 Rhodesway School 206 
			 3804066 Greenhead High School 182 
			 3804100 Carlton Bolling College 312 
			 3804613 Feversham College 96 
			 3804616 Immanuel College 122 
			 3814036 The Ridings School 27 
			 3824048 Batley Girls' High School 182 
			 3834031 City of Leeds School 52 
			 3834044 Primrose High School 99 
			 3834045 John Smeaton Community High School 84 
			 3834054 Intake High School Arts College 99 
			 3834058 West Leeds High School 90 
			 3834059 Parklands Girls' High School 73 
			 3834851 South Leeds High School 93 
			 3904605 Cardinal Hume Catholic School 91 
			 3914500 All Saints College 49 
			 8004108 Culverhay School 62 
			 8014032 Brislington Enterprise College 304 
			 8016905 The City Academy Bristol 12 
			 8114063 Howden School and Technology College 93 
			 8124086 The Lindsey School and Community Arts College 55 
			 8154203 Ripon College 76 
			 8254001 Highcrest Community School 124 
			 8254036 Princes Risborough 73 
			 8254072 Cressex Community School 43 
			 8254074 Burnham Upper School 134 
			 8254094 The Wye Valley School 156 
			 8254095 Amersham School 95 
			 8264085 Sir Frank Markham Community School 121 
			 8315403 Merrill College 62 
			 8364111 Rossmore Community College 32 
			 8364112 Ashdown Technology College 135 
			 8374189 Oakmead College of Technology 53 
			 8564005 New College Leicester 37 
			 8604066 Norton Canes High School 73 
			 8604084 Maryhill High School 39 
			 8674030 The Brakenhale School 72 
			 8714082 Baylis Court School 67 
			 8715409 The Westgate School 72 
			 8724041 Ryeish Green School 90 
			 8754161 Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts 81 
			 8814735 St. Peters College 81 
			 8825414 The Eastwood School (11-18) 88 
			 8864026 Dartford Technology College 63 
			 8864031 Swanley Technology College 85 
			 8864059 Swadelands School 64 
			 8864065 Holmesdale Technology College 133 
			 8864114 Archers Court Maths and Computing College 76 
			 8864204 Wilmington Enterprise College 52 
			 8864207 Castle Community College 91 
			 8864219 Hextable School 111 
			 8864242 The Abbey School 93 
			 8865409 Wrotham School 89 
			 8865410 Aylesford SchoolSports College 109 
			 8865455 The Hayesbrook School 79 
			 8865456 Northfleet Technology College  
			 8865466 Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 159 
			 8884408 Fleetwood Sports College 2 
			 8914008 Kirkby College 52 
			 8925402 Greenwood Dale School 171 
			 8926905 Djanogly City Academy Nottingham 226 
			 9094301 Morton School 33 
			 9094630 Newman Catholic School 77 
			 9095408 North Cumbria Technology College 31 
			 9164039 Vale of Berkeley College 7 
			 9164040 Brockworth Enterprise School 87 
			 9194117 The Sele School 61 
			 9194154 Onslow St. Audrey's School 54 
			 9195427 Hockerill Anglo-European College 162 
			 9254036 The City of Lincoln Community College 112 
			 9254609 St. Clements College 103 
			 9255414 Joseph Ruston Technology College 11 
			 9255423 The Giles School 136 
			 9264048 Charles Burrell High School 77 
			 9264067 Heartsease High School 43 
			 9264068 Earlham High School 86 
			 9265403 Costessey High School 130 
			 9284103 Unity College 78 
			 9314074 Peers School 47 
			 9314145 St. Gregory the Great VA Catholic Secondary School 131 
			 9365405 Epsom and Ewell High School 123 
			 (1) Age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2006.

Departmental Research

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department takes to ensure that relevant research informs its policy making.

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) works closely with research programmes and draws on appropriate evidence and knowledge as it becomes available. DFID has recently re-organised the management of research so that research teams work directly with policy teams. There will also be a much enlarged policy and research communication team, which will include a new team on research uptake. The mandate of this team is to ensure that processes are in place that enhance access to and use of research. This includes:
	(i) Knowledge Brokers whose mandate to sign-post policy advisers with relevant research information;
	(ii) A new synthesis function, to systematically review relevant research in a defined policy area;
	(iii) Management of a range of research communication programmes that make research more accessible (for example, through policy briefs, short research summaries, better reporting of research findings in the media); and
	(iv) Introduction of Senior Research Fellows who will provide scientific leadership and enhance the relevance of research in policy and practice.
	Further information on DFID research is available through the central portal at:
	http://www.research4development.info/

Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution the Government is making in terms of  (a) resources and  (b) personnel to the World Health Organisation's efforts to respond to the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

Douglas Alexander: The Department for International Development (DFID) is providing a 10 million package of support to respond to the cholera outbreak and the collapse of health services in Zimbabwe. The cholera has killed hundreds of people and hospitalised several thousands more.
	As part of this package we strengthening the capacity of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen its capacity to co-ordinate the cholera response, and ensure timely surveillance and effective health information systems to track and respond to new cholera cases.

Departmental Official Hospitality

David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what records his Department maintains of its expenditure on  (a) official hospitality and  (b) alcohol for official hospitality.

Angela Eagle: The Department maintains a record of total spending on official hospitality in its general ledger. For the recording of alcohol spending I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the former Financial Secretary to the Treasury (John Healey) on 20 June 2006,  Official Report, column 1855W. All expenditure, including that on hospitality, has to be incurred in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.

Non-Domestic Rates

Roger Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue has been generated by national non-domestic rates in each of the last five years  (a) nationally and  (b) in each region.

Ian Pearson: National outturn figures for total business rates revenues are published in table B13 of each pre Budget report document, the most recent of which can be found at the address below:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/prebud_pbr08_index.htm.
	A regional breakdown of business rates collected in England is published in table 2.3e of 'Local Government Financial Statistics (England) No 18', which can be found at
	http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/stats/index.htm.
	This document also (in table 2.3d) sets out the receipts collected each year connected to assets that cannot be allocated by region (e.g. telecommunications networks and oil pipelines).
	Business rates in Scotland and Wales and district rates in Northern Ireland are a devolved matter. Data can be obtained from the relevant devolved administration.

Non-Domestic Rates: Empty Property

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to empty property tax relief on the involvement of developers in regeneration schemes; what representations he has received from developers on this matter; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: The Department of Communities and Local Government published an impact assessment of the empty property rate relief reforms in May 2007 alongside the primary legislation.
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/ratingempty.
	On 26 February this year, my colleague, the Minister for Department for Communities and Local Government (John Healey) laid a further assessment before the House, alongside the regulations.
	http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/em/uksiem_20080386_en.pdf.
	Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations from a wide range of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of such representations.

Tax Credit: Telephone Services

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of each of the scripts used by tax credit helpline staff.

Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the then Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy) on 11 December 2007,  Official Report, column 375W.

Tax Credit: Telephone Services

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls have been received by the hon. Members' tax credit helpline in each month since it was established. [Official Report, 21 January 2009, Vol. 486, c. 7MC.]

Angela Eagle: For the number of calls answered each month by the Tax Credit Office MP Hotline up to and including May 2007, I refer the hon. Member to the answer that my right hon. Friend the then Paymaster-General (Dawn Primarolo) gave the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 25 June 2007,  Official Report, column 419W.
	The information requested for the period June 2007 to November 2008 is provided in the following table.
	
		
			   Number of calls to Tax Credit Office MP Hotline 
			  2007  
			 June 1,291 
			 July 1,071 
			 August 976 
			 September 1,146 
			 October 1,404 
			 November 1,233 
			 December 887 
			  2008  
			 January 934 
			 February 1,025 
			 March 775 
			 April 947 
			 May 994 
			 June 1,118 
			 July 1,083 
			 August 826 
			 September 912 
			 October 1,009 
			 November 775